Tata Steel Chess: Anand ends Day 1 as joint leader

IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand takes on Wesley So at the Tata Steel Chess India – Rapid and Blitz Tournament, in Kolkata on Wednesday. Photograph: ANI  Photo Five-time world champion Viswanathan......

Women's WC: Divya stuns Harika, joins Humpy in semis

With Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh making the semifinals, one Indian entry is assured in the Women's Candidates Tournament slated sometime next year, which will decide who will contest the world......

Tata Steel Chess: Anand, Nihal share lead after Rd 6

IMAGE: Nihal Sarin surged into joint lead with three successive wins. Photograph: FIDE Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand recovered from an early setback to register two victories and......

Fireworks in GCL as Pipers win, Mumba Masters roll on

IMAGE: Nino Batsiashvili powered Alpine SG Pipers into title contention. Photograph: Alpine SG Pipers/X A clinical performance on the prodigy board by GM Leon Luke Mendonca and a last-gasp victory......

World Blitz: Erigaisi stuns Carlsen, shares lead

IMAGE: Arjun Erigaisi defeated Magnus Carlsen in Round 9 of FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 in Doha on Monday. Photograph: Kind courtesy ChessBase India/X Top Indian Grandmaster Arjun......